T28. Age (Compatible Version) [11] - Social Explorer Tables (SE) - Census 1960 (US, County & State)

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T28. Age (Compatible Version) [11]

Universe: Total Population

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T28.

Age (Compatible Version)

Universe: Total Population

Variable	Label
T028_001	Total Population
T028_002	Age Under 5
T028_003	Age 5 to 9
T028_004	Age 10 to 14
T028_005	Age 15 to 17
T028_006	Age 18 to 24
T028_007	Age 25 to 34
T028_008	Age 35 to 44
T028_009	Age 45 to 54
T028_010	Age 55 to 64
T028_011	Age 65 and Over

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	U.S. Bureau of the Census. U.S. Census of Population: 1960. Subject Reports, Nativity and Parentage. Final Report PC(2)-1A. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 1965.
	Nativity and Parentage (Volume II, Part I - Subject Reports) -> Definitions and Explanations -> Age

Age

The age classification is based on the age of the person in completed years as of April 1, 1960, as determined from the reply to a question on month and year of birth.

Table D. Median Age of the White Population, By Nativity and Parentage, For Conterminous United States: 1900 To 1960

Census year	Total	Native		Foreign born
Census year	Total	Total	Native of foreign or mixed parentage	Foreign born
1960	30.1	28.3	43.0	57.7
1950	30.6	28.6	23.8	56.1
1940	29.5	26.9	29.4	51.0
1930	26.9	23.7	24.7	43.9
1920	25.6	22.4	21.6	40.0
1910	24.4	21.4	20.0	37.2
1900	23.4	20.2	18.2	38.5